We’ve listed 11 legendary footballers who have won Olympic Gold, from Okocha to Messi. Nigeria’s 1996 Olympic-winning team is borderline mythic and it was only 28 years ago. The Super Eagles ...

Scrum-half Dupont took time off to snare Olympic gold which has made him even more effective around the rucks.

Briefly News looks at top players who have won Olympic golds. Messi won the U20 World Cup in 2005 and the Olympic gold in 2008. As noted by Reuters, Argentina defeated Nigeria 1-0 in the final ...

Argentina wins every match on their way to securing the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. Messi had already won the Champions League in 2006 when making his way into the first team but he is the ...

For the men's competition, Hungary and Great Britain share the record for most gold medals with three each. Hungary also has a silver and bronze medal. The gold medals for Hungary came in the 1952, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo shared details of a hilarious moment with his long-term rival Lionel Messi at an award ceremony.

From the Olympic Games in Paris ... where he became the city’s first two-time gold medallist in the process, edged it. And over several days of high drama, Cheung put his supporters at home ...

Included in those were two notable athletes, with former NBA star Earvin "Magic" Johnson and international soccer star Lionel Messi among ... as a MVP-winner, Olympic gold medalist and Hall ...

Messi is regarded as one of the greatest football players in history. He has won eight Ballon d’Or awards, six Golden Boots, the FIFA World Cup, two Copa America titles, an Olympic gold ...